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Climate-Related Risks and Poverty in Cap-Haïtien

Climate-Related Risks and Poverty in Cap-Haïtien

Oct-2017

Nov-2017

Project Status:

Completed

Full title:

Climate-Related Risks and Poverty In The Metropolitan Area Of Cap-Haïtien Study-Sampling

The Cap-Haïtien metropolitan area is crossed by the Haut du Cap River, and characterized by a wide hydrological system that gathers in the Bassin Rhodo, a large estuarine water basin. Since the 1980s, populations have illegally settled along ecologically-sensitive river banks – due to the general lack of housing opportunities in Cap-Haïtien, driving residents to settle in areas deemed unsafe, but within proximity to job opportunities in the city center and the municipal market.The proposed study aims at analyzing climate-related/flood risks and poverty in the city of Cap-Haïtien to provide baseline evidence to the Project. The activity will also contribute to a higher-level objective of understanding the linkages between poverty, vulnerability to climate risks, and informality in urbanization.